Details for Lubbock
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5303012677
Data
Marker Number | 12677 |
Atlas Number | 5303012677 |
Marker Title | Lubbock |
Index Entry | Lubbock |
Address | US Hwy 84 |
City | Lubbock |
County | Lubbock |
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Subject Codes | cities and towns |
Marker Year | 1963 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | US Hwy 84, NW side of town city limits S. side of hwy |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | 24" x 18" |
Marker Text | Founded 1891. Named for Col. Thomas S. Lubbock, Texas Republic soldier and Civil War hero. Incorporated 1909. Commercial-marketing-processing heart of a mechanized-irrigated cotton, grain and cattle area. Home of Texas Tech, Lubbock Christian College, West Texas Museum, Mackenzie State Park. |